NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2011 /- American women are recovering from the economic crisis by prioritizing their own physical and emotional wellness in choices about their spending and brand selection, according to results from a new national consumer survey conducted by Saatchi & Saatchi...

BOHEMIA, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2011 /- Ester-C® is proud to announce the launch of the 24/7 Mom Contest, a contest designed to pay tribute to the unsung heroes in our lives – our moms. Do you know a mom who can juggle the house, the kids, scheduling, work and so much more? Then cast...

SEATTLE, Feb. 1, 2011 /- Nordstrom, Inc. announced today that it is recognizing Black History Month in 2011 by teaming up with Be The Match® to help raise awareness of the critical need for more African American marrow and umbilical cord blood donors. As part of its "Living Well"...

For those who want to overturn the law, the real risk is that in the longer term it sets up the likelihood of a single-payer system. In my opinion, by making the fines less than the cost of the insurance, it leaves a way for companies to not insure their employees. So it automatically...

(American Cancer Society) While the overall death rate for cancer continues to drop among African-Americans, the group continues to have higher death rates and shorter survival of any racial and ethnic group in the US for most cancers. The findings come from Cancer Facts & Figures...

February 1, 2011 6:35 am |
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Genzyme Corp. plans to sell its pharmaceutical intermediates business to an affiliate of the International Chemical Investors Group. Today's news comes as the Cambridge biotech giant completes its $265 million cash sale of its diagnostics business to Sekisui Chemical Co, Ltd., announced...

MADISON, N.J., Feb. 1, 2011 /- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX ) today announced the pricing of the previously announced secondary public offering of 15,377,600 shares of Quest Diagnostics common stock held by its largest stockholder, SB Holdings Capital Inc., an affiliate of...

February 1, 2011 5:34 am |
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As Congressional Republicans ready their assault on President Barack Obama's health care reform law, Bay State Sen. Scott Brown said Monday that he would file legislation to chip away at the bill by repealing the medical device tax that he said will stymie job growth in Massachusetts.

Discovery Laboratories Inc. said Tuesday it aims to file early in the third quarter a complete response to the Food and Drug Administration for its drug Surfaxin.Surfaxin aims to prevent respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants. The Warrington, Pa., company said it believes a key...

The region of Windsor-Essex, Ontario, Canada, today announced that it is using social business technology from IBM (NYSE: IBM) to significantly improve the quality of life for its citizens. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this